GUINEA-BISSAU VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,048	5	907	+ 2,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,198	34	69	+ 2,129
Stroke	3	1,215	6	829	+ 386
Lung Disease	4	875	20	191	+ 684
Lung Cancers	5	749	50	18	+ 731
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	614	38	50	+ 564
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	535	2	1,390	- 854
Prostate Cancer	8	528	42	41	+ 487
Pancreas Cancer	9	372	54	14	+ 358
Hypertension	10	370	21	177	+ 193
Diabetes Mellitus	11	369	14	313	+ 56
Kidney Disease	12	328	15	268	+ 60
Breast Cancer	13	319	29	93	+ 226
Suicide	14	298	26	134	+ 164
Other Injuries	15	277	17	234	+ 42
Lymphomas	16	273	45	28	+ 246
Falls	17	223	33	71	+ 152
Other Neoplasms	18	209	65	2	+ 206
Parkinson's Disease	19	190	46	27	+ 163
Leukemia	20	166	61	6	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	21	153	51	17	+ 136
Liver Cancer	22	151	28	116	+ 35
Liver Disease	23	146	11	405	- 259
Endocrine Disorders	24	141	18	221	- 80
Skin Cancers	25	131	52	17	+ 114
Stomach Cancer	26	123	36	55	+ 68
Ovary Cancer	27	111	48	19	+ 92
Inflammatory/Heart	28	110	37	53	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	29	108	49	19	+ 89
Drug Use	30	85	55	13	+ 72
Oral Cancer	31	76	56	13	+ 63
Alcohol	32	72	57	12	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	33	69	59	8	+ 61
Road Traffic Accidents	34	63	10	619	- 556
Congenital Anomalies	35	62	12	373	- 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	58	4	913	- 855
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	56	32	77	- 21
Cervical Cancer	38	46	23	154	- 108
Skin Disease	39	44	53	16	+ 28
Anemia	40	35	86	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	41	34	64	2	+ 32
Asthma	42	32	24	150	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	26	67	2	+ 24
Epilepsy	44	24	39	48	- 24
Malnutrition	45	24	27	121	- 97
Drownings	46	23	30	89	- 66
Violence	47	23	22	173	- 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	22	43	33	- 11
Fires	49	13	35	64	- 51
Schizophrenia	50	13	84	0	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	51	10	8	705	- 694
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	9	81	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	53	9	63	3	+ 6
Meningitis	54	7	16	258	- 251
Birth Trauma	55	7	7	790	- 783
Tuberculosis	56	5	3	1,387	- 1,382
Osteoarthritis	57	5	80	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	58	4	66	2	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	4	60	7	- 3
Poisonings	60	4	41	45	- 41
HIV/AIDS	61	3	1	1,445	- 1,443
Hepatitis B	62	2	47	20	- 18
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 332
War	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	19	212	- 212
Tetanus	68	0	40	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	69	0	44	30	- 30
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Encephalitis	71	0	58	10	- 10
Syphilis	72	0	31	85	- 85
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	9	684	- 684
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	25	147	- 147
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Sweden

Guinea-Bissau

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.